Attachment for ironing-boards.



E. F. FRBY.

ATTACHMENT FOR IRONING BOARDS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21, 1913.

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ATTACHMENT FOR IRONING BOARDS.

APPLIGATION FILED MAR. 21, 1913.

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ATTACHMENT FOR IRONING-BOARDS.

- Specification of Letters Patent.

. Patented Aug. 19,1913.

Application filed March 21, 1913. Serial No. 756,034.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ERVIN F. FREY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Emaus, in the county of Lehigh and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Ironing-Boards, of which the following is a specification, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in attachments for ironing boards, the object of the invention being to provide an attachment for securing the cloth covering t0 ironing boards and also to provide means whereby the covering can be quickly and readily applied to the ironing board or easily removed therefrom.

Another object of the invention is to provide an attachment for ironing boards of the above character which will possess advantages in point-s of efficiency and durability, is inexpensive of manufacture and at the same time is simple in construction and operation.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features of construction and the combination and ar rangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the claims and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a side elevation of an ironing board constructed in accordance with my invention, parts being broken away; Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view; Fig. 3 is a side elevation; Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view; Fig. 5 is a detail transverse sectional view illustrating the manner of mounting the bearings; Fig. 6 is a side elevation illustrating the modified form of the side rail; and Fig. 7 is an end elevation some of the pins being shown in several positions in dotted lines.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the ironing board which is herein shown and described as substantially rectangular in form and provided with straight longitudinal sides. Mounted upon the longitudinal edges of the board and arranged upon the under side thereof are the rails 2, which are provided at intervals with the circular reduced portions 3, which are adapted to be disposed within the looped bearings 4. The bearings 4 are provlded with suitable inwardly projecting arms 5, which are secured by means of the screws 6 or other suitable means to the under side of the ironing board 1. It will be noted that the side rails 2 are adapted to rotate within the bearings 4.

The side rails 2 are provided upon one face thereof with the inwardly projecting pins 7, the pins in the side rails upon one side of the board are somewhat shorter than those on the opposite side, as indicated at 8.

In placing the cloth covering upon the ironing board, the same is first arranged over the top of the body of the board, the side edges thereof being passed beneath the board and engaged with the pins 7 and 8. In securely fastening the longitudinal edges of the cloth covering, the side rail, which is provided with the short pins 8 is turned so that the nails are disposed in a vertical p0- sit-ion, one of the longitudinal edges of the cloth is then engaged upon the pins and the rail turned back to its normal position. The other of the side rails is then turned so that the long pins 7 are disposed in a vertical position, the other longitudinal edge of the cloth covering being engaged over said pins, the side rail is then returned to its normal position which will tightly draw the body of the covering across the top of the ironing board.

The side rails 2 are held in their normal position by means of the spring plates 9, one end of which is secured to the intermediate portion of the body of the ironing board, as shown at 10, and the other end thereof is bent and disposed across the rails to securely hold the same against turning movement. In actuating the side rails, it will be understood that enough power should be applied thereto to overcome the tension of the spring members 9. In rotating the side rails 2, I provide a suitable socket member 11, which is adapted to fit over the ends of the rails, said socket member being provided with an angular handle 12 whereby the socket may be readily turned to rotate the side rails 2.

In Fig. 6, I have illustrated a slightly modified form of the side rails wherein the side rails are formed in two sections whereby the same may be adapted for use upon ironing boards of various shapes. In this form of the invention, one of the sections is provided upon one end with an eye 13, in which is adapted to engage the hook member 14 carried by one end of the other section of the rail, thus forming a suitable universal joint whereby the two sections" may be disposed at various angles. In this form of side rail, the same is adapted to be arranged to conform to the outline of the longitudinal edges of the ironing board, the same being operated in the same manner as the preferred form illustrated in Fig. 1.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be readily apparent that I have provided a simple and durable attachment for ironing boards whereby the cloth covering may be quickly and readily applied to the board or easily removed therefrom.

It will be apparent that the operation of my device is extremely simple and accurate and the device in itself is extremely simple in construction and can be manufactured at comparatively low cost.

While I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, it will be obvious that various changes in the .details of construction and in the roportions may be resorted to for snccessfu ly carrying my invention into practice without sacrificing any of the novel features or departing from the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is v 1. In combination with an ironing board having bearing members mounted thereon and arranged in transverse spaced relation at each side of the board, sectional side rails rotatably mounted in said bearings and adapted to normally conform to the shape of the longitudinal edges of the board, means for rotating said rails, engaging pins carried by one of the faces of the rails and spring plates having their inner ends rigidly secured to the ironing board and theirother ends normally engaging the side rails to retain the same in their normal position.

2. An attachment for ironing boards including longitudinal side rails formed in sections and mounted for rotary movement upon said board, said side rails being adapted to normally conform to the shape of the longitudinal edges of the board, means for rotating said side rails and spring plates secured to the ironing board and yieldingly engaging the rails to retain the same in their normal position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

PHAON O. WEAVER, EDW N B. F-RANTZ.

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